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HISTORY OF AVIATION IN INDIA
The first Commercial flight by an Indian was
taken by J.R.D. TATA. This was on 15 Oct. 1932. It was not a passenger
air craft. This Flight was taken from Karachi to Juh. (Bombay). Within
few months they start carrying passenger flight. This airline was called
by TATA airlines. When the Government took over it, it was named finally
named as Air India. Air India is one of the International Airlines. In
1947 Air India gave the first add for air hostess in Calcutta. Their
Dress Code as a sari was Introduced in 1960’s because they wanted their
Airlines to have a traditional dress code. First Airhostess was Allen
Church. BOEING Company makes their first aircraft in 1950. With the name
Yet Airlines. BOEING 707 aircraft had yet engines. Which have more
powerful & have higher speed & fly at higher attitudes. PANAM Airlines
(British Airlines) which was named in 1932. British Company Introduce
Di-Hallilled. Which was very Small aircraft. This aircraft was also
known as Comet-4. Which first open a Trans-Atlantic Passenger service
on 4th Oct. 1958. BOEING 707 also Introduce the First round
the world service on 24th Oct. 1958. The two biggest
manufacturing Companies of aircraft at that time were BOEING & AIR B.
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